MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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